Shoe heel



A. E. NORRIS Oct. 15, 1935.

SHOE HEEL Filed June 12 1954 gwua/wbo b 19 F612 EJVorris I Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UNITED STATS PATENT 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a shoe heel of thattypeincluding a body part and a removable tap, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a shoe of the class I referred to having its body part and its removable tapformed with coacting means for detachably anchoring the tap in' fixed stationary position with respect to the outer end of said body part.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth a shoe heel including a body part and a tap, the former and the latter having coacting means for removably anchoring the tap in position whereby when the tap becomes worn or damaged it may be removed and a non-worn or non-damaged tap corresponding to the original form of the removed tap anchored to said body part thereby overcoming the necessity of discarding the latter;

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a shoe heel of the class referred to which may be readily adapted for dancing or for ordinary wear, as desired.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a shoe heel of the class referred to which is simple in its construction, strong, durable, compact, readily assembled, thoroughly efficient for the purpose intended thereby, ant comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

To the above ends essentially, and to others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of such parts, and such combination of parts which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:--

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a shoe heel in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 and taken at right angles thereto Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an eleva' ion of the removable tap and the coacting holding means therefor,

Figure 5 is a disassembled view of the holder and the combined coupling and centering member,

Figures 6 and 7 are vertical sectional views of modified forms of holders for the combined coupling and centering member, and

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the holder shown in Figure '7.

With reference to Figures 1 to 5 of the drawing, a shoe heel is generally indicated at H] and it is formed of a body part II and a removable tap l2 which is detachably anchored against the outer or lower end of body part II. The latter is formed on its horizontal median with a socket l3 having an outer end portion 14 of uniform di- 5;

ameter, an intermediate portion l5 of gradually decreasing diameter from the inner end of the outer end portion IA and an inner end portion it of uniform diameter. The diameter of the outer end portion I l of the socket I3 is greater 1 than that of the inner end portion l5 thereof. The. inner end of portion 15 is of greater diameter than the outer end of portion l6, thereby providing a shoulder I! which extends from the inner end of portion I5- to. the outer end of por- 15'; tion It. The said portion i6 is disposed in concentric relation to the said portion M. The socket I3 is located nearer to the front [8 than to the: back IQ of body part II and opens at the bottom or lower end of the latter. The body 201 part It at spaced points rearwardly of socket I3 is formed with a pair of spaced aligning tapered. sockets 20, 2| located adjacent the sides 22, 23 respectively and the back [9 thereof. The sockets 20, 2| are of materially less depth than that 25 of socket I3.

The tap I2 is of the desired thickness and comprises a body part 23 of any suitable material. The tap I2 is of such area to have its edges form flush continuations of the front, back and sides 30 of body part II when the tap is anchored in position. Mounted and extended from the inner face of the body part 23 of tap I2 is a pair of spaced parallel pegs 24, 25 preferably of wood and which are to extend into and snugly engage 35 the walls of socket 20, 2| respectively. The pegs constitute retainers and function to prevent the shifting of tap I2 relative to body part II when the tap is positioned against the lower or outer end of such body part. Embedded in body part 40 23 is a rectangular anchor 26 which is an integral part of and arranged at the lower end of a combined coupling and centering member 21 including in connection with the anchor 26 a vertically disposed cylindrical metallic rod 28 which 45 may be peripherally threaded or grooved at its upper end portion 29, and is illustrated as being provided with a series of annular V-grooves 30 for a purpose to be referred to.

Arranged within the portions I4 and P5 of the socket l3 and extending from the lower or bottom face of body part I l to the shoulder I1 is a holder 3| formed of a tubular member 32 having an annular outer part 33 and a tapered resilient inner part 34 formed with diametrically opposed lengthwise extending tapered slits 35 which gradually decrease in width from their inner to their outer ends. The slits 35 provide the part 34 with a pair of resilient holding arms 36 having a beveled end edge 31. The holder 3| coacts with the member 2! for detachably anchoring the tap l2 against the body part I l and in this connection attention is directed to Figures 1 and 2.

The positions of the pegs 24, 25 and rod 28 on tap l2 are such as to oppose the sockets 20, 2| and [3 whereby when the tap is anchored in position it will be centered with respect to and having its edges flush with the front, back and sides of body part H.

The rod 28 is of greater length than that of holder 3| and when extended up into the body part II will have a part of its grooved portion position in the portion I6 of socket l3. The beveled edges of the arms 36 coact with a V-groove 30 to detachably anchor the tap to body portion H.

With reference to Figure 6 a modified form of holder 38 is shown, and which issimilar to the holder 3! with this exception that the arms 39 of holder 38 are not formed with beveled end edges to engage in the V-groove 30, but in lieu thereof are provided intermediate their ends and on their inner faces with inwardly extending onsets 40 adapted to extend in a V-groove 30 to detachably anchor member 21 to the body part i I.

With reference to Figures 7 and 8 another modified form of holder 4| is illustrated and which consists of a tubular member 42 formed with a pair of spaced slits 43 extending from the inner end to a point located approximately at the transverse median of the member. The slits 43 form the member 42 with an inner resilient portion. The inner end edge of member 42 is formed with an inwardly extending segmental-shaped lug 44 to selectively engage in a V-groove 30 for the purpose of anchoring member 21 to body part I I.

The lug 44 extends from one of the slits 43 to the other. The slits 43 are arranged adjacent one side of the longitudinal median of member 42 and are positioned in parallel spaced relation.

What I claim is:

1. In combination a heel tap for detachable connection to a heel body, a pair of spaced pegs secured to the tap and projecting from one face of the tap and adapted to extend into the heel body, and a tap coupling and centering member with the inner portion secured to the tap, said member projecting from said face of the tap and adapted to extend into the heel body, said member having its outer end portion formed with peripheral grooves adapted to be selectively engaged by a means within the heel body for detachably anchoring the tap to the latter.

2. In combination a heel tap for detachable connection to a heel body, a pair of spaced pegs secured to the tap and projecting from one face of the tap and adapted to extend into the heel body, and a tap coupling and centering member secured to the tap and projecting from said face of the tap and adapted to extend into the heel body, said member being in the form of a cylindrical rod integral at one end with an anchor therefor, said rod being formed at its outer end portion with a set of annular grooves.

3. Ina shoe heel of that type including a removable tap, means for anchoring the tap to the body of the heel, said means consisting of a tubular holder adapted to be mounted in the body of the heel and formed with a resilient part, and a combined tap coupling and centering member adapted to be secured at one end to the tap and to project from the tap, said member constructed for passage through and of greater length than said holder, and said member having its outer portion formed with peripheral annular grooves for selective coaction with the resilient part of the holder for anchoring the tap to the heel body.

ALFRED E. NORRIS. 

